Review article
https://doi.org/10.70077/et2er.7.2.7
Information Systems, Internet Trading, Development and Influence
Vladimir Šimović
; Veleučilište Baltazar Zaprešić
*
Juraj Tadić
orcid.org/0009-0005-7379-2875
; Veleučilište Baltazar Zaprešić
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The research goal of this research paper was to publish our latest comparative research on the development and impact
of information systems on online commerce and vice versa. Our research methods were mainly qualitative and
comparative. We historically examined different opinions, behaviours, and experiences of researchers and experts in
their research that were related to our research objective. We collected and analysed relevant data from reference texts.
We made comparative analyses to establish certain conclusions and confirm our findings. We trusted all logical
conclusions and tried to resolve all illogicality based on additional analyses and comparisons. The main results of our
research are an original comparative research approach in analysing and comparing the development and state of online
commerce in Croatia, the EU, and the world, and findings on common trends. These trends include a similar legal
framework, continuous growth, and monitoring of technological progress. The rapid progress of digital and
telecommunications technology has been observed, which has an irreversible impact on our daily lives and on the
operations of companies in the information age. Today, terms such as network economy, cyber economy, digital economy,
web economy, and e-economy better describe the modern economy. A strong development of information systems with
the growth of online commerce and changes in sales methods has been observed. The increasingly advanced online
commerce now has an increasing market share and has a strong impact on the modern Croatian economy. All this
requires new regulations to ensure fairness, protect consumers, and prevent monopolies of large companies at the
national level and within the EU and beyond. Modern online commerce offers several ethical challenges for both
merchants and consumers. There are significant differences in the development of online commerce and the predicted
pace of its further expansion. A proposal for further research is the need for deeper and broader research into social
progress and the development of digital transformation that relies on the development of information systems and
online commerce.
Keywords
Changes in consumer habits; Development; Effects on the economy; Information systems; Internet trading
Hrčak ID:
341343
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Publication date:
16.12.2025.
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